An evaluation of portable high-efficiency particulate air filtration for expedient patient isolation in epidemic and emergency response

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-645

  Mead, Kenneth ^a   Johnson, David L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; POLYSTYRENE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ISOLATION UNIT; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER; WARD;

BIOTERRORISM; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MICROPORE FILTERS; PATIENT ISOLATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 9644303091     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.451     Document Type: Article

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